2025-2026 Academic Catalog

GDT-215 Typography

This course will focus on type - its legibility, readability, and use as a visual element. Type will be investigated in terms of how to set type, its aesthetic possibilities as well as the contribution typography makes in reinforcing the visual message of a graphic design when solving a visual communication problem. Contemporary type structure, type usage in various formats, and its historical influence will be topics of emphasis.

Credits

3 credits

Prerequisite

Take GDT-116 AND GDT-142 or GDT-143.

Semesters Offered

Fall Only, All Years